Towson's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Towson University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Towson University students is 72.3%. Female students graduated at a rate of 75.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 66.0%.

72.3%

asian 69.8% 118 students
African American 73.7% 316 students
white 73.4% 1,222 students
unknown 72.3% 60 students
hispanic 62.7% 121 students
International Students 82.2% 37 students
Mixed Race 66.4% 81 students

Drop Out

Towson University has an overall drop-out rate of 6.8% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 9.9% and 4.9% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

6.8%

asian 4.7% 8 students
African American 8.6% 37 students
white 6.3% 105 students
unknown 6.0% 5 students
hispanic 7.2% 14 students
International Students 8.9% 4 students
Mixed Race 8.2% 10 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Towson University at a rate of 18.9% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 17.6%, and male students' 21.2%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

18.9%

asian 23.7% 40 students
African American 15.2% 65 students
white 18.6% 310 students
unknown 18.1% 15 students
hispanic 25.9% 50 students
International Students 6.7% 3 students
Mixed Race 22.9% 28 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

2.1%

asian 1.8% 3 students
African American 2.6% 11 students
white 1.6% 27 students
unknown 3.6% 3 students
hispanic 4.2% 8 students
Mixed Race 2.5% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$67,242	$66,821	$79,355
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$67,719	$66,984	$69,964
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$49,592	$55,813	$63,731
Accounting and Related Services	$57,822	$54,717	$62,761
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$31,494	$39,369	$61,706
Information Science/Studies	$50,680	$56,544	$61,093
Mathematics	$53,450	$54,463	$60,119
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$48,129	$49,183	$57,825
Economics	$48,606	$42,073	$51,340
Special Education and Teaching	$46,717	$46,991	$48,962
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$45,511	$44,675	$48,556
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$18,301	$29,374	$48,131
Chemistry	$40,103	$33,993	$47,275
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$41,539	$41,813	$47,273
Communication and Media Studies	$37,094	$40,133	$46,646
Geography and Cartography	NA	$42,682	$46,279
Political Science and Government	$31,875	$37,568	$46,164
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$38,653	$37,568	$45,960
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$45,925	$44,547	$45,851
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$31,959	$32,925	$45,704
Education, Other	$45,632	$44,783	$45,247
Social Sciences, Other	$35,059	$37,018	$44,285
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	NA	$44,542	$43,457
History	$35,404	$41,937	$43,393
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$30,593	$35,370	$42,260
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	NA	$32,569	$40,185
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$29,060	$29,685	$39,655
Biology, General	$31,534	$29,829	$39,052
Psychology, General	$29,737	$30,897	$38,392
Fine and Studio Arts	$30,784	$33,993	$38,185
English Language and Literature, General	$35,552	$33,138	$37,334
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	NA	$30,988	$36,868
Human Services, General	$30,574	$31,585	$36,713
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	NA	$31,840	$36,516
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$23,262	$34,178
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$24,315	$18,771	$33,514
Music	$22,552	$25,194	$29,599
Dance	$19,803	$21,964	$27,904
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	NA	$48,041	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$31,531	$37,208	NA
Area Studies	NA	$36,141	NA
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$41,941	NA	NA
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	$26,463	NA	NA
International Relations and National Security Studies	$24,313	$37,856	NA
Security Science and Technology	NA	$36,668	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$110,447	$107,906	$122,885
Information Science/Studies	NA	$76,460	$85,262
Human Resources Management and Services	$60,483	$63,666	$68,130
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$63,907	$67,156	$67,633
Accounting and Related Services	$61,389	$62,012	$65,981
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$58,212	$57,318	$64,370
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$59,484	$60,424	$62,990
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	NA	$59,948	$60,753
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$54,849	$56,544	$60,532
Special Education and Teaching	$57,729	$56,234	$56,997
Psychology, General	$41,012	$46,589	$56,078
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$55,237	$52,357	$55,949
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$48,425	NA	$52,177
Education, General	$48,331	$48,667	$50,448
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$50,105	$48,782
Computer and Information Sciences, General	NA	$82,440	NA
Computer Science	$85,776	$86,867	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$43,798	NA
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$57,802	NA	NA
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$49,489	NA	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NA	$57,318	NA
Security Science and Technology	NA	$43,798	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$73,340	$82,440	$94,047
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	NA	$58,402	$66,692
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$54,435	NA
Business Administration, Management and Operations	NA	$66,171	NA
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	NA	$41,937	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$73,795	$83,768	$85,948

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